The Zimbabwean president's party won a majority of seats in parliament.
According to the official results of the Zimbabwe parliamentary elections announced on August 2nd, President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National United Front (ZANU-PF) party won at least two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, a result sufficient to allow for constitutional amendments.
According to the official results of the Zimbabwe parliamentary elections announced on August 2nd, President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National United Front (ZANU-PF) party won at least two-thirds of the seats in Parliament, a result sufficient to allow for constitutional amendments.
According to the vote count released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZANU-PF won 142 seats in the 210-seat Parliament.
President Robert Mugabe. (Source: Telegraph)
However, on the same day, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) announced that it did not recognize the results of this election.
Speaking after a meeting of 13 senior MDC leaders, MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said: “We reject the election and its results, including the formation of a government.”
Meanwhile, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) called on all parties in Zimbabwe to “respect and accept” the election results in order to avoid further instability.
SADC, comprising 15 member states, stated that the Zimbabwean parliamentary elections were held in a “free and peaceful” manner.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on August 2 urged President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to issue a "message of restraint" to their supporters amid rising tensions following the election.
He also urged Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, and the political parties, to respect the will of the people and ensure peace.
According to (VNA) - DT
